Types of Communication Worksheet
Communication tip (Ask how the message travels): Verbal (spoken): talking on the phone, answering aloud in class, telling a story aloud, a speech in assembly. Non-verbal: a smile, a thumbs-up, nodding your head, a frown, crossing your arms, a shrug. Written: a letter, a text message, a note in the diary, an email, a notice on the board. Visual: a map, a bar chart, a traffic light, a diagram of a plant, a no-entry symbol, a picture timetable.
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- 1.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a traffic light (c) a diagram of a plant (d) a text message
- 2.🙋 Communication with spoken words — talking, calls, speeches — is called… (a) no communication (b) verbal communication (c) written communication (d) visual communication
- 3.True or false: “a notice on the board” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🗂️ Which type of communication is a speech in assembly? (a) visual (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) non-verbal
- 5.True or false: “crossing your arms” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “a smile” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🗂️ Which type of communication is a notice on the board? (a) non-verbal (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) visual
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking the way aloud (b) chatting with a friend (c) a speech in assembly (d) a diagram of a plant
- 9.😊 Communicating without words — with your face, hands and posture — is… (a) non-verbal (b) visual (c) written (d) verbal
- 10.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) a map (b) a shrug (c) a notice on the board (d) asking the way aloud
- 11.True or false: “a thumbs-up” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🗂️ Which type of communication is an email? (a) non-verbal (b) written (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking on the phone (b) a picture timetable (c) a no-entry symbol (d) a traffic light
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bar chart (b) nodding your head (c) a no-entry symbol (d) a map
- 15.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a birthday card message (c) a thumbs-up (d) a map
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering aloud in class (b) asking the way aloud (c) a frown (d) talking on the phone
- 17.✉️ Why is written communication useful? (a) you can read it again (b) it has no words (c) nobody can read it (d) it is always faster
- 18.📊 Your project shows rainfall in a bar chart. Why? (a) charts need no data (b) it hides the data (c) numbers are easy to see (d) it looks longer
- 19.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a no-entry symbol (b) a notice on the board (c) a picture timetable (d) a traffic light
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thumbs-up (b) a note in the diary (c) a wave goodbye (d) a frown
- 22.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a notice on the board (b) a bar chart (c) a wave goodbye (d) asking the way aloud
- 23.True or false: “talking on the phone” is written communication. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🗺️ A map helps a visitor find the school library. What type of communication is it? (a) verbal (b) written (c) visual (d) non-verbal
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frown (b) nodding your head (c) a wave goodbye (d) a birthday card message
- 26.🗂️ Which of these is spoken (verbal) communication? (a) crossing your arms (b) a shrug (c) talking on the phone (d) a letter to Nani
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a map (b) a birthday card message (c) a text message (d) an email
- 28.True or false: “a no-entry symbol” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “talking on the phone” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗂️ Which type of communication is a shrug? (a) written (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) visual
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a letter to Nani (b) a birthday card message (c) a speech in assembly (d) a text message
- 32.True or false: “telling a story aloud” is spoken (verbal) communication. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) an email (b) a traffic light (c) a thumbs-up (d) asking the way aloud
- 34.🗂️ Which type of communication is a bar chart? (a) visual (b) non-verbal (c) spoken (verbal) (d) written
- 35.True or false: “asking the way aloud” is non-verbal communication. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “a shrug” is non-verbal communication. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗂️ Which of these is non-verbal communication? (a) asking the way aloud (b) a frown (c) answering aloud in class (d) a text message
- 38.🗂️ Which of these is visual communication? (a) a speech in assembly (b) chatting with a friend (c) a no-entry symbol (d) a notice on the board
- 39.🗂️ Which type of communication is a thumbs-up? (a) visual (b) spoken (verbal) (c) written (d) non-verbal
- 40.True or false: “a smile” is visual communication. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a thumbs-up
- verbal communication
- False
- spoken (verbal)
- False
- False
- written
- a diagram of a plant
- non-verbal
- asking the way aloud
- False
- written
- talking on the phone
- nodding your head
- a map
- a frown
- you can read it again
- numbers are easy to see
- False
- a notice on the board
- a note in the diary
- a bar chart
- False
- visual
- a birthday card message
- talking on the phone
- a map
- False
- True
- non-verbal
- a speech in assembly
- True
- a traffic light
- visual
- False
- True
- a frown
- a no-entry symbol
- non-verbal
- False
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